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Also, if error wrapping hurts you so much (I don't use it), just implement a project-specific error that works how you want. This could be something that is JSON serializable, that captures a line number at each return site, etc. It will take like 10 minutes to get your project's errors working exactly how you want.

My projects usually do -

    log.SetFlags(log.LstdFlags | log.Lshortfile)
    // ...
    if err != nil {
        log.Println(err)
        return errors.New("Error doing the thing.")
    }

That essentially logs a stack trace with line numbers up the whole error chain, each return adding the outer context. I only ever use errors.Is for os.ErrNotExist.

Comment · 3 months ago

Entertaining people is useful! In my opinion, it is probably one of the most ethical ways to make money. I think game development is in that category too. It is a very pure field where you are giving a consumer something they enjoy and seek out.

Comment · 3 months ago

The flexibility you bemoan in content creation is the exact same search people perform when running a startup. Finding product-market fit is a search process and content creators do the same thing. They see what customers like and focus in on that. Is it somewhat soulless? For sure. It is not unique to content creation though.

Comment · 4 months ago

That's a very cool analogy but I might not be understanding something here. Why then do objects that have no light have gravity? If 99% comes from time dilation, why am I stuck to the earth rather than drifting toward light sources?

Comment · 5 months ago

This article doesn't address writing code with AI, just code review. My issue with agentic coding is that I make numerous micro-architectural decisions while programming. I almost never have a full spec up front and develop one as I consider what I am writing.

When using Claude Code or Codex, that is all gone. Claude Code is extremely eager to reach the end goal to the point that it feels like a fever dream to write code with it. In the end, I have low confidence about edge cases and fit into the project's architectural and design goals.

On top of that, I enjoy programming, reverse engineering, etc. and I feel that the LLMs, while able to solve some problems or deliver some features, take that fun away. I'm trying really hard to find a workflow with them that I'm confident in, but I fear that workflow is just chat, search, and being a rubber duck for my thoughts.

Comment · 5 months ago

This is helps describe my biggest pain point when engineering a program with LLMs. They do not have the full theory of the program, which makes things difficult. Additionally, the more hands-off approach to programming (even when I try to maintain involvement as much as I can) means that I lose the clear conceptualization of that piece code. I'm still trying it to see if it can work, but it is definitely a vibe shift from making 20 micro-architectural decisions in every function.

Comment · 7 months ago

The better question is will you get killed. Foreign intelligence does not take kindly to interference, nor do well funded criminal enterprises.

Comment · 8 months ago

I have had success with an extremely aggressive red filter. My unchecked sleep schedule has me going to bed around 4 am, consistent over decades. I don't consume caffeine or any other stimulant. In the last 4 months I switched my lights to LED bulbs to turn red at 6pm and use QRedshift on Linux (Mint) with the temperature set to 1000k at 6pm. I have consistently been falling asleep around midnight. What is remarkable to me is that I am actually feeling tired at night.

Comment · 9 months ago

Non participation is an exercise of one's freedom.